Planning appeal decision
New House Farm Caravan Park, Long Level, Carnforth, LA6 2HR
Planning appeal 3297311 at New House Farm Caravan Park, Long Level, Carnforth, LA6 2HR (Lancaster City Council) was dismissed on 30 September 2022 by Inspector Ellison H, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Appeal A: the effect of the proposed storage building on the character and appearance of the rural area.
the erection of a new storage building
- Authority
- Lancaster City Council
- Appeal type
- minor · Planning Appeal
- Procedure
- Written Representations
- Development
- leisure-sport · Other minor developments
- Inspector
- Ellison H
- Postcode
- LA6 2HR
Main issues, as the Inspector framed them
- Appeal A: the effect of the proposed storage building on the character and appearance of the rural area
- Appeal B: the effect of the proposed holiday lets on the character and appearance of the rural area, including the setting of the non-designated heritage asset
What decided it
The substantial harm to the character and appearance of the rural area and, in Appeal B, the significant harm to the setting and significance of the non-designated heritage asset, which was not outweighed by the limited benefits of either proposal.
What the Inspector cited
- Development plan policies
- Policy EN3Policy DM29Policy DM46Policy DM47Policy DM4Policy DM41
- National Planning Policy Framework
- Paragraph 12Paragraph 15Paragraph 203
How the Inspector dealt with each one is set out in the app, in order: the development plan, national policy, housing land supply, other considerations and the planning balance, beside the letter.
See how each was appliedThe decision letter
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